Interface ExecutableElement

All Superinterfaces:: AnnotatedConstruct, Element, Parameterizable

public interface ExecutableElement extends Element, Parameterizable

Represents a method, constructor, or initializer (static or instance) of a class or interface, including annotation interface elements. Annotation interface elements are methods restricted to have no formal parameters, no type parameters, and no throws clause, among other restrictions; see JLS 9.6.1 for details.

Since:

1.6

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Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`TypeMirror`	`asType()`	Returns the executable type defined by this executable element.
`AnnotationValue`	`getDefaultValue()`	Returns the default value if this executable is an annotation interface element.
`Element`	`getEnclosingElement()`	Returns the class or interface defining the executable.
`List<? extends VariableElement>`	`getParameters()`	Returns the formal parameters of this executable.
`TypeMirror`	`getReceiverType()`	Returns the receiver type of this executable, or `NoType` with kind `NONE` if the executable has no receiver type.
`TypeMirror`	`getReturnType()`	Returns the return type of this executable.
`Name`	`getSimpleName()`	Returns the simple name of a constructor, method, or initializer.
`List<? extends TypeMirror>`	`getThrownTypes()`	Returns the exceptions and other throwables listed in this method or constructor's `throws` clause in declaration order.
`List<? extends TypeParameterElement>`	`getTypeParameters()`	Returns the formal type parameters of this executable in declaration order.
`boolean`	`isDefault()`	Returns `true` if this method is a default method and returns `false` otherwise.
`boolean`	`isVarArgs()`	Returns `true` if this method or constructor accepts a variable number of arguments and returns `false` otherwise.

Methods declared in interface Element

accept, equals, getAnnotation, getAnnotationMirrors, getAnnotationsByType, getEnclosedElements, getKind, getModifiers, hashCode

Method Details

asType

TypeMirror asType()

Returns the executable type defined by this executable element.

Specified by:

asType in interface Element

Returns:

the executable type defined by this executable element

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getTypeParameters

List<? extends TypeParameterElement> getTypeParameters()

Returns the formal type parameters of this executable in declaration order.

Specified by:: getTypeParameters in interface Parameterizable
Returns:: the formal type parameters, or an empty list if there are none

getReturnType

TypeMirror getReturnType()

Returns the return type of this executable. Returns a NoType with kind VOID if this executable is not a method, or is a method that does not return a value.

Returns:: the return type of this executable

getParameters

List<? extends VariableElement> getParameters()

Returns the formal parameters of this executable. They are returned in declaration order.

Returns:: the formal parameters, or an empty list if there are none

getReceiverType

TypeMirror getReceiverType()

Returns the receiver type of this executable, or NoType with kind NONE if the executable has no receiver type. An executable which is an instance method, or a constructor of an inner class, has a receiver type derived from the declaring type. An executable which is a static method, or a constructor of a non-inner class, or an initializer (static or instance), has no receiver type.

The receiver parameter is a syntactic device added to the language for the purpose of hosting annotations. Even when source code is used as the basis for creating an executable, if a receiver parameter is not present in the source code, an implementation may elect to return a NoType object even in cases where a receiver type is nominally defined on the executable in question, such as an instance method. When a receiver parameter is present and hosting annotations, a suitably annotated receiver type is returned.

Returns:: the receiver type of this executable
See Java Language Specification:: 8.4 Method Declarations
8.4.1 Formal Parameters
8.8 Constructor Declarations
Since:: 1.8

isVarArgs

boolean isVarArgs()

Returns true if this method or constructor accepts a variable number of arguments and returns false otherwise.

Returns:: true if this method or constructor accepts a variable number of arguments and returns false otherwise

isDefault

boolean isDefault()

Returns true if this method is a default method and returns false otherwise.

Returns:: true if this method is a default method and returns false otherwise
Since:: 1.8

getThrownTypes

List<? extends TypeMirror> getThrownTypes()

Returns the exceptions and other throwables listed in this method or constructor's throws clause in declaration order.

Returns:: the exceptions and other throwables listed in the throws clause, or an empty list if there are none

getDefaultValue

AnnotationValue getDefaultValue()

Returns the default value if this executable is an annotation interface element. Returns null if this method is not an annotation interface element, or if it is an annotation interface element with no default value.

Returns:: the default value, or null if none

getEnclosingElement

Element getEnclosingElement()

Returns the class or interface defining the executable.

Specified by:

getEnclosingElement in interface Element

Returns:

the class or interface defining the executable

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getSimpleName

Name getSimpleName()

Returns the simple name of a constructor, method, or initializer. For a constructor, the name "<init>" is returned, for a static initializer, the name "<clinit>" is returned, and for an anonymous class or instance initializer, an empty name is returned.

Specified by:

getSimpleName in interface Element

Returns:

the simple name of a constructor, method, or initializer

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